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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18

Mr. VIII A. Watkin and wife cele-
brated the fifth anniversary OF their
marriage on Wednesday, by giving n
most elegant o'clock dinner. The af-
fair was not intended as wooden
wedding strictly, and yet several of the
guests brought very handsome pres
ents in that article. The dinner was
in courses, and was highly enjoyable,
and the merry enjoyment as it pro-
gresscd seemed perfectly unrestraincd.
After dinner the guests repai'e ed 20
the smoking room, and the pa rors,
where sweet music and spirited con-
verse held sway for the remainder of
the evening. The guests, on depart
ing, could but wish the happy couple
many returns of the occasion.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
BIG BLAZE
At Gainesville This Morning.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
GAINESVILLE, Feb. lS.--This morn
ing at an early hour fire was dlscov-
cred in the solid block Of brick build
ings on the south side of the public
square 1t proved to be in the new
Red Star shoe store, owned by Charles
Schwccr & Co. lately of Sherman
The house had only been open since
the last holidays, and contained over
$4,000 worth of new stock. Insured
in the American for $4,000 and the
Springfield for $4,000. The stock is II
complete loss. The building was
owned by Mannor & Scott and insur-
ed for $4,000 in the German, American
& British, and in the American for
81 900 and ST 800 respectively.
The fire was magnificcntly managed
by the fire department, ana it is to
their efforts alone that the whole blocll
was saved.
The safe was found open and all the
money gone, showing plainly that it
was the work OF robbers and inccndi-
aries. with whom the city seems to be
infested. No clue to the perpetrators.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
Active. Rushing ard Reliable.

w. II. Howell & Bro. can always N
elied upon to carry in stock tie
1urcst and best goods. and sustain the
reputation Of being active. pushing
and reliable. by recommending articles
with well established merit and such
as are popular. llaving the agency for
the celebrated DIR. Kings New Discoy-
cry for consumption, colds and coughs,
will sell it on a positive guarantee. Il
will surely cure any and every aflec-
lion of throat, lungs or chest, and in
,rder 10 prove our claim we ask you
o cal and get Trial Bottle Free
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
PERSONAL.

Miss Shook. of San Antonio, is visit
ing the family of Major and Mrs.
Scruggs, corner of Akard and Wood
streets.
Mr.. Worthington, of Scyene, was
in town yesterday. lie is asking to
have the name of the Scyene Siding
of the Texas Il Pacific road changed to
that of Arnold Siding, or the name of
Arnold Station changed to Scyene.
Frank Holland, of the Farm and
Ranch, returned from a visit to his
father i'm El Paso last night. OF course
it was a pleasant visit, since it has
been near.y 90 years since Frank saw
his parent.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
THE DEFENCE RESTS,
And the Examination Of the
Great Railroad Robbery
Comes to u Close.

The L. :. commissioners court Judge
Burford presiding, was opened this
morning at 9 o'clock.
The government has examined twcn-
ty six witnesses and the defence forty
one, the latter resting al noon to day.
There will be some rebuttal testi-
mony on the part Of the government
this afternoon, when the judge will
render his decision in the case.
There were several witnesses exam
ined this forenoon, among them was
o. S. Young who said he lived at
Stcphcnvile and saw John Oxford on
the evening of the 22nd Of January as
late us five o'clock.
j. B. Boone saw Oxford on the
evening Of of the 22nd. lie said that
John Oxford did not tell the officers
that he was at the cake party at
Matthews near Morgans mill. Geo.
Caldwell corroborated the statement
of Boone.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
AnnexatiOn--Oak Lawn.

A numker of Oak Lawnites met at
Thomas Bros office last night to dis
cuss the proposition OF annexing that
portion of the city to Dallas. The
idea of setting up SHOP for themselves
seemed to be tabood altogether. The
disposition was to be folded to the
breast of its parent, but like spoiled
child wants to make terms. and these
are as follows: "That the city council
will appropriate the revenues arising
from the taxation of Oak Lawn for
general purposes for two years to the
Improvement of the streets, etc, of
Oak Lawn, its citizens will vote to in
corporate themselves with the city of
Dallas. The following is the COM
mittee appointed to look after the
matter: O. p. Bowser, III. II. Smith,
Oliver Thomas, j. NJ. Howell and j.
Cullen. The committee will report
at meeting to be held next Monday
night at Oak Lawn Schoolhousc at
1880 o'clock.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
The Variety Theater.

This case came up in the mayors
court this morning and went to trial
with a jury. The case is simply one
of the charges preferred by the police
against Nei myer & Gizcr, proprietors
of the variety theater, for selling beer
in violation of the city ordinance. The
police swear they saw beer sold a
number of times. The defense set mp
that the place from whence the beer
comes is at bar detached from the
theater, and does not come within the
sense of selling beer inside the room
where the performance was going on.
1t was sold down stairs, and went to
the customers by way of an elevator,
The trial is still in progress.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
Spivey and Negro Highwayman.

1t is evident that one negro is doing
"thc highwayman' of Dallas, and it is
a pity Mr.. Spivey didn't have weap-
on last night, and stop the fellow in
his career. Certainly Mr.. Spivcy
would have made quick work of the
fellow if he had had half a chance.
When Spivey grabbed the negro's pis-
tol he did so in time, it is more than
likely, to save his life, as the hammer
of the pistol came down and cut clean
through the flesh between the foIe-
finger and the thumb Of his right
hand, inficting an ugly wound.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
LATER RESULT.

AT 3 o'clock the examination closed
and the case was submitted to Com
missioner Burford without argument.
The commissioner had followed the
case very closely and rendered his de-
cision without hesitation, releasing
Ike Clark and Sam Beal, and holding
John Oxford, Bob Settle and John
Houston for trial in the United States
court under bonds to the amount OF
S25O0 each. Oxford and Settle will
give bond at once.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
The Outrage Mill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-In the in
vestigation yesterday of the alleged
political outrages in Texas, f. B.
Brown. colorcd, clerk of election at
Graball precinct, testified that 347
votes were cast, of which 280 were
Republican. There was u good deal
of noise and shooting from the time
the polls closed, but the election Of
iicers were not disturbed. The whites
were in a row among themselves.
Witness did not hear any threats to-
ward the colored men, but a good
many colored men were alarmed and
ran off, One white man was
Knocked in the head with weight.
During the progress of the count a
note from an outside: was received,
and secretly considered by two Dem
ocratic election officers. Soon after
three armed and disguised men en-
tered, and. presenting the pistols,
seized the ballot-boX. Connell and
Butcher, the white election officers,
laughed At the affair. Witness never
saw the ballot box afterward, but was
informed by colored man that he
had seen the box lying in the sand
broken into pieces and the tickets
torn and scattered about. AT the
time of the raid the tickets counted
showed majority Of fifteen for
Scheutze, the Republican candidate
for County Judge. Bolton, Democrat
candidate for County Commissioner,
was running behind.
G.. Mays, colored, was next sworn.
Previous TO the beginning of his ex-
animation colloquy took place be-
tween Senator Spooner and Eustis,
with regard TO proposed entering up
on the inquiry with the regard to the
throwing out of "diamonedshaped Re-
publican tickets" Senator Spooner
offered to submit the question to the
committee for decision, but Senator
Eustis, while maintaining that the
question was legal one, and in no way
related to outrages which the COM
mittee was directed to investigate,
waived his objection. Witness was the
Inspector of election at independence
precinct. Three hundred and twenty
nine votes were cast The Republican
tickets were diamond shaped. The
Democratic presiding judge, Mr.. Sew
ard, after having permitted the count
to proceed for time, ten of the dia-
mond tickets having been counted,
leaned back in his chair and said, ac-
cording to witness; a defect to dem
der tickets bein' a counted any noah;
dey amt no legal tickets"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
The Drouth Committee VIII Ask for
an Appropriation to Invest in
Seed

ALBANY, Feb. lS.-Slight rains have
fallen in the last two weeks that saved
the wheat crop for the present. Farm
ers are confident of good crop pro-
vided more rain falls during the next
month.
General Walter Z. Lane, of Marshall,
one of the drouth commissioners, was
in our city to day. lie met quite a
number of our citizens at the
courthouse. The General says
there is as much demand for
seed for spring sowing
as there is for food, and sand his COM
mittee would strongly urge an appro-
priation TO enable the commissioners
TO give the needy farmers seed for
planting.
All kinds of stock are looking well.
Stockmen say they have met with less
loss than usual, owing TO the remark
ably mild winter.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18

A sand storm Thursday at Colorado
made real estate fly around lively. and
no man was TOO poor TO own at least a
little of it.
Capt. 5. W. Fordycc. with a party
of tourists, visited Sherman. and while
there bought fifty i've acres of subur-
ban property.
The mills at Beaumont are turning
out about 100000 feet of lumber per
day. but ale having difficulty in pro-
curing sufficient cars upon which to
move even one-half this amount.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18

Houston, one of the defendants in
the train robbery is sick.
Judge Burford says he has been in
a good many law cases in his life but
he never saw as many witnesses in
any one case as is in the Gordon train
robbery case.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
Grand Distribution to Smokers

Call in and examine the beautiful
premiums which will be distributed
April 10, 1887, at 7;30 p. m, to our GUS
toners for "Transil's Punch cigars,
to the person guessing the number en-
closed in a sealed envelope now at my
store, number being between l and
1000 One guess with each twenty
five cent cash purchase. CIV. Waller,
druggist. 730 Elm street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
Library Tea.

Tomorrow afternoon the regular
Library tea will be given at the libra
ry rooms on Main street. Mrs. Dr.
johnson and Mrs. Ervay will have the
tea in charge assisted by number of
Young ladies.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
DaIlas and Waco Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ls.-The secretary Of
the treasury recommended an appropriation
Of $1,000 ami 5000 for furniture for the pub
lie buildings at Waco and Dallas respect
lively.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
CLEAN SWEEP

values 1t has remarked with truth that at the close
of prices change frequently and as suddenly as
the weather. For the next ten days offer
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-18
Drs. A. II. &F. s. Davis

guarantee to cure every case Of rupt-
ure without the Kniic. Call and see
them. Office p. o. block, Dallas, Tex
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-14
Portraits aud Books for the College.

The elegant life-size portrait of Rev.
J. B. Jeter, d. d., painted in 1892 by
Dieterich. and purchased by Mrs. Jeter
for $3.50, was bequeathed by her to the
Richmond College library, and now oc-
cupes an attractive position in the hall
which bears the Doctors name. The
portrait is a suitable companion to the
bust Of DR.. Jeter by Valentine. which
stands in the centre Of the spacious
room.
The portrait of DR.. Robert Ryland,
long president of the college. hangs
near that of Dr. Jeter, and, being framed
like it, the two add much to the general
appearance of the library.
The librarian has received a gift of
800 from an alnmnus of the college,
distinguished minister now mission
ary-to he spent in securing the portrait
of DR.. John A. Broadus for the library.
Recent gifts of books have been re-
ceived from Mrs Jeter, DR.. Curry, DR..
J. William Jones, and DR.. L. ID. Ander-
son. late Of Baltimore. Those presented
by Dr. Curry are very old and rare, pur-
chased by him in Europe. They are
bound in vellum, are in various lau
euages. some with illuminated text, and
dating back as far as the sixteenth cen
tury.
Our citizens will find many attractions
in the college library, and should visit
il often.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-14
VIRGINIA MECmANICA'INsrrTUrE.
Bill Presented I'm the senate TO En-
corporate this InsfifuttOn.

Mr.. Loyenstein yesterday introduced
in the Senate a bill to incorporate the
Virginia Mechanics Institute, and 1t was
referred to the Committee on Public In
stitutlOns and Education.
The bin provides that George A. Airslie. Ash
ton StGrge, William T. Simons, Thomas Eleu,
George L. stacy, ". j. WestwOOd, T. X. Ar her,
Lyon G. Tyler, OvertOu Howard, Henry G. Jones,
". Il Hughes, William L. sheppard, Or. G.. II.
Chalklcy, j. j. Montague, II. B. owen, MI Dim
mock, K. +. FraYser, Joseph i Welsh j. ".
1houiis, Robert Wbitiet. II. l.. Carter. WiliamC
Ammon5, G.. =. +. Burgwyn, James Anderson,
and such others "a are now or may hereafter be
nssociatcd with theid, be constituted a body poll
Tic and corporate by the name Of tho Virginia
Mechanics Institute, &c. &c. Tho institute
shall have power 70 organize IN the city Of Rich
mOEd a system OF industrial nnd art schools
in which shall be taught maihemaiirs. ma
chine construction, mechanical, architectural,
and free-hand drawing. engineering, electricity,
and such other branches of study as are usually
taught IN schools Of technology; 10 hold eXhibl-
tiOns Of American skill and industry, iudcrCnd-
entity or in conjunction with the Department Of
Agriculture or some other association as the in
stituie may deeIn proper 10 ah0td reasonable
facilities for the irlal aud examination Of new
inventions 10 establish system OF popular lor-
tGre- on subjects corrected with. "a far qracti
cable, manufactures, mecLaulcs. or thcr
collateral sciences, aud 10 form and equip
"a library. rea1iDc-rOOm. and q cabinet
Of models and mechanical npparafus. To nid
thc institute 10 purchase grounds ami suitable
buildings, &C, &c, 70 carry OUT the purpose Ci
the corporalors, an appropriation OF t.5.1yJ nd
IN annual appropriation ot .5O)0is assed for on
the condition that the city OF HchmOld shall cOu-
tribute $1,000 aud the further sum oi 1900 an
nually a fund 10 naini4in and support the
institute; the disbursements out Of said funds
% ba mado by board Of managers consist
ING Il nine, 10 BE- selected by the institute
eight 20 Do appointed by the State Board Of Edu-
cation, whoae term OF otiice shall be three years
Thst in consideration of the appropriation mace
by the General Assembly the institute shall pro-
vide a proper hall for tho Department Of Agn-
culture in the buildings to be erected, and each
me 1iber elected tn tho CcnerGi Assembly shall
De entitled 20 make nomination Of at least one
student. ano If the accommodation Of The inst-
tute vii permit. Of two students, who shal, be
admitted free of all charges 70 all the benefits Of
the institute.
This bill was drafted by Mr.. Lyon q.
Tyler aud was introduced in the House
two or three days ago, and now for the
sake Of speedier advancement is put in
the Senate also.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-14
CELEBRATING TisGTunASNlvhR,AnY.
uOwitzers' Gcu"ion Last Night ana
tupycr-Portry nad Oratory.

The lIowitzer Association met with
tie Gowiizer Battery. tifty-three men IN
line, a. Mrrphy's Hotel last night az 8
o'clock 70 celebrate the anniversary OF
toe battle of fredericksburg. After a
sbort time spent m friendly conversation
supper was announced. Mr.. J. b. Lam
bert. president Of the association. called
the assembly to order and requested
Hon. J. Z. Eilyson TO ask a blessing,
after which all attention was paid to the
tempting viluds.
President Lambert announced thsS
there would be no regular toasts, rs there
was no orator selected for tue evening,
but that ne hoped all would speak or
sing, so that the reunion % 1881 would
be one loug remembered.
Captain Carlton Mccarthy, Judge II.
W. Flournoy. Messrs. j. Y. McCreery,
James T. Gray, J. L. Ellyson, J. Il. Haw,
and others made short speeches. Cap
tasin Mccarthy and Judge Flournoy
both alluded to the decision OF the Sn-
preme Court rs being an endorsement OF
The principles for which the Howitzers
fought from 1861 to 1865.
Mr.. Charles Poindexter read the fol-
lowing poem commemorative Of the
dowitzcr battalion From Bethel to Ap-
pomatox -:
As late, within yon Armory Hal
That oesrs the old familiar name,
! read tho icgeni on its wall
SO pregnant with un1ying fame,
Hno~c words resound ike trumpet blast
OF mighty poems from the past.
From Be,helis sandy fields again
Iheard our bOyish victory shout
On AppOmGttCX's iateful plain
saw the scene Of final rout;
While memory secured tho mighty years
80 full Of glory aud Of tears.
Wha, memories crowd those days Of old,
1hoso long DAYS of toll and blood;
OF gallant hearts 80 strOuR and bold
Who round those guns together stood;
OF all our dead meath every sod
v hose souls long since have gone 10 God.
Their dim ghosts call us from the past,
And seem 10 roiut The shajowy way
Along whose 70 40 IN circuit rust
They marched in sternest wars array.
Go read that thrilling legend well
And ~ our Children's children tell
The memory Of lts simple phrase.
The lesson OF heroic days,
From Bcthels outpost skirmish fight
To AppOmattoxs fatal night
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-14
Explains HIS Position.

Mr.. Moore, of Clarke, rose 10 ques-
tion of privilege in the House yesterday,
and said that the resolution that passed
the House on Friday instructing con-
gressmen from Virginia TO vote for the
repeal of the entire internal-revenue sys-
TEN had attracted the attention of the
people and press all over the State, and
very naturally 50. tie had observed in
the editorial columns of the Dispatch
the statement that in voting in the mega
tive on that question he had mistaken
the form OF the question; ; otherwise he
would have voted in the affirmative.
This was an error. BE had cast that
vote under conviction as deep and po-
tential as any that ever moved him.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-14
HeuricO Anntrs.

The Henrico County Court was in
session for a short while yesterday and
adjourned until Friday. The Judge
quashed the warrant against Frances
Lewis. charged with assault.
William Lewis (coloredD was before
Justice Gatewood Tally yesterday,
charged with assault, and was required to
give security for his good behavior for
twelve months. He took al appeal.
4 lease deed from the Richmond and
Dfaville Railroad Company to the Bail
road Equipment Company to secure
the payment OF about 1891, coo rental on
certain rolling stock has been entered OF
record in the county clerks Office. The
contract covers the period between Jan
uary l, 1888. and October l, 1897.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-14
Personals and Briefs.

Dr. j. Hall Moore continues very III at his ro-
sldoace On Ninth street.
John A. Furman aud wife have conveyed 20
r c. Graham aud :. Davis. for $1,000, oily
acres Of land on the Charies-City road. IN Hen
rico county.
A runaway horse demolished phaeton AZ the
New reservoir yesterday afternoon. and the lady
occupant was thrown 70 the ground, but not
much hurt
A committee Of gentlemen FROM Blackstone
formerly Blacks aud Whites are IN the city en-
deavoring 70 persu gde .he Danyiile railroad OH
cials 20 baild a road from that place 70 Amelia
Courthouse.
Representatives Carter Harrison and = Hin
Montague, - Trinity Lodge, aud +. ". Rddford,
Of Rescue Lodge, have returned from Chhri0llc>-
vii o, Whera they have been attending the Grand
Lodge OK Good Iempl2rs.
Ameeting Of representatives from number
of Confedcra,e-ycleran camps 10 The State VIII
be held at Lse-Csmp Han Friday Eight Tor tho
purpose of org 4uIziug n department. Of Con
iederaie veterans 2 ne meeting ~ Ia response
10 invitations issued by AaIu'Ins spltZer as per
order Of tee Camp.
Mr. John =. Willis, editor of the Hampton
N0nilor IA IN the city. Air Wills - intorc-tel
IN lii now pending In the lcgl5atfo glan +
ing a charter % q company O. hnili street rail-
way between Hampton aud Ola fo.At Among
those associated with him are COLONEL thomas
Tabb and Major Baker =. Leo.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-14
iIaIGHa.e Tickets

for the Christmas iTolidlys 10 Norfolk
and Jamcs-Riyer Landings ill be issued
by tho Virginia Steamboat Company.
commencing 1u~sday, December 2Jth,
and continuing until Wednesday, Janu-
AIRY eth, inclusive. tbs Is very liberal
arrangement, and VIII enable all the
river end Norfolk people to vii, the
Richmond Santa Claus, whllo car cIti-
zens can visit their Norfolk and river
cousins at cheaper rates than they ever
enlOyed at this happy season.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-14
ALLEGHANY COMPANY
REPORTS sH WING THg FIsANCIaLASD
PHYSICAL C0SDIrI0s sOFrEE ROAD.
Earnings and ExDsuse7-James-Hivo
Dams Improvements needsd-A Nam
beI oi Toms Of Ia'ersst.

The ANNA, meeting Of the stockhold-
ers Of The nichmoad and Allegheny
Railfoad Coidpeny yss'alyertised TO be
held at u ~ ycst.rlny at the compa-
ny's Office, Twelfth aud Cary streets.
Mr. Charles u. Williams was called TO
Tie chair, aud 2Ir. EUGENE p. Leland, the
secretary, was at bis post II being
found that there was not a quorum OF
stock repIeeented the meeting ijourned
uutil the lith Of February. The chief
business Was the election Of a board Of
directors, and the following gentlemen
viii bold over until the February meet
ing, when they Will be re-clected:
william H. Barnum, Linn Rock, Conn: Cal
yiu s. Rrce. James T. Clo-s0u, franri- -.
frnuch. j. leo Huu'rcvilc. John =. McCoOs,
Angelo l.. N,oi-. New YORK: 81 illian /. Sco'L
fdo. Pa; samnei sheihar, .lohn W. simpson,
Sew YORK Jains3 10 D0Olry Iichmond, Va
samuel Thomas, Sew lork: charles l..
M0rinlm, Richmond. Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-14

Tomorrow night the Mikado" will
be sang at lie Theatre for the bentt tit
of the Rich I6Light Infantry Blues,
who, in ado Ito several other military
organizatic is, will be present in full uni
form. The opera viii be produced under
the direction Of Mr.. Fred Innopidi, and
with substantially the same amateur east
aud chorus that recently presented 1t be-
fore the Mozart Association.
Indications for u crowded house are
coD1